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100 1 $aStroh, David Peter,$d1950-$eauthor.
245 10 $aSystems thinking for social change :$ba practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results /$cDavid Peter Stroh.
264 1 $aWhite River Junction, Vermont :$bChelsea Green Publishing,$c[2015]
300 $a250 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness, drug busts that increase drug-related crime, or food aid that increases starvation. How do these unintended consequences come about and how can we avoid them? By applying conventional thinking to complex social problems, we often perpetuate the very problems we try so hard to solve, but it is possible to think differently, and get different results. Systems Thinking for Social Change enables readers to contribute more effectively to society by helping them understand what systems thinking is and why it is so important in their work. It also gives concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning without becoming a technical expert. Systems thinking leader David Stroh walks readers through techniques he has used to help people end homelessness and increase affordable housing, improve public health, strengthen public education and access to early childhood development services, protect child welfare, reform the criminal justice system, resolve identity-based conflicts, and more. The result is a highly readable, effective guide to understanding systems and using that knowledge to get the results you want"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSocial change.
650 0 $aManagement.
650 0 $aSystem theory.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / System Theory.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations).$2bisacsh
650 7 $aManagement.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01007141
650 7 $aSocial change.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01122310
650 7 $aSystem theory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01141423
852 00 $bswx$hHM831$i.S787 2015